All of our wallpapers are printed in the UK onto luxury non-woven paper produced from FSC certified forests and uses no chlorine in its bleaching processes. This is a top-of-the range wallpaper that is used as a "paste the wall" paper that is stronger and easier both to apply and to remove. Ian Mankin wallpaper paste, formulated to suit the wallpaper is also available.
Our latest collection Imperial Wallcoverings comprises all eleven designs, which includes signature Ian Mankin stripes, florals, geometric motifs and co-ordinating plains. Each design is available in a range of colourways. Evoking Britain’s golden age of industry, the collection is named in honour of our historic cotton mill, where all our fabrics are still woven today.
Ian Mankin, British weavers of designer furnishing fabrics, was founded in 1983 and is renowned for new and stylish interpretations of natural and organic fabrics in a simple yet timeless palette of colours.
Lauded by designers, industry press and customers alike for our dedication to the creation of fabrics of the highest quality, Ian Mankin has become the place to go for natural British woven fabrics and furnishings.The collection is made up of our signature stripes, checks and plains supported by additional collections of fabrics, wallpapers and accessories.
Brought up in a textile environment, Ian originally started a company producing high-end leather goods such as clothing and luggage. He designed clothes for the Beatles, as seen on the album cover “Revolver”, Michael Caine and US President Ronald Reagan. Subsequently the company took a change of direction and in 1983 Ian opened his first fabric shop in Primrose Hill in London.
In 1992 he opened his second shop in Wandsworth Bridge Road which is now the main shop and showroom for the business. In 1997 Ian’s book “Natural Fabrics: Simple & Stylish Soft Furnishing” was published in the UK, France and Germany and this saw a surge in business.In the mid 1990s the first “Mankin by Mail” catalogue was launched generating considerable business and introduced the range to a wider geographical market.
Ian retired in 1997 at which time the business was combined with the Lancashire family weaving mill that still weaves the fabrics and continues Ian’s ethos of elegant simplicity that has underpinned the timeless classical range since its inception.
Fabrics Designed and Woven In Lancashire
We are committed to producing fabrics and furnishings of the highest possible quality, from 100% natural and organic fibres in timeless and elegant designs.
As a brand conceived, created and produced in Britain, we are passionate about British produce and preserving traditional crafts and skills. Ian Mankin has one of the last surviving cotton mills in Britain and is dedicated to protecting the unique industrial landscape of which it forms a part.
We design and weave our fabrics ourselves in our own weaving mill in Burnley, Lancashire, the birthplace of the world's industrialised cotton weaving industry and we are extremely proud to continue the crafts and skills learnt over generations.Our complementary cushions, wallcoverings, lighting and accessories are also all UK made by craftsmen with generations of experience behind them.
Natural and Organic Fabrics
All of our fabrics are made from natural fibres and during the weaving process we add no chemicals - so the only finishing treatment given is a wash in pure Pennine water. Good for you and good for the environment!
We were delighted to become the first cotton weaving mill in the UK to receive certified Global Organic Textile Standard status from the Soil Association for the production of our range of organic fabrics.